This is a very interesting look at creative types by
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, a psychology professor in a university in California. If you are a creative person, you may find yourself nodding your head in agreement a lot. I did.
Here are the 10 basic points:
1.
Creative people have a great deal of physical energy, but they're also often
quiet and at rest.
2.
Creative people tend to be smart yet naive at the same time.
3.
Creative people combine playfulness and discipline, or responsibility and
irresponsibility.
4.
Creative people alternate between imagination and fantasy, and a rooted sense
of reality.
5.
Creative people tend to be both extroverted and introverted.
6.
Creative people are humble and proud at the same time.
7.
Creative people, to an extent, escape rigid gender role stereotyping.
8.
Creative people are both rebellious and conservative.
9. Most
creative people are very passionate about their work, yet they can be extremely
objective about it as well.
10.
Creative people's openness and sensitivity often exposes them to suffering and
pain, yet also to a great deal of enjoyment.
You can read explanations of the ten points here.
